Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Marshall Upper Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Marshall Upper Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Marshall Upper Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Marshall Upper Landing: Marshall Upper Lndg. (or less commonly used: Marshall Upper Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Marshall Upper Landing is located in Clarke County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Marshall Upper Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marshall Upper Landing:
- Clarke County (The home county of Marshall Upper Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Suggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Whatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Nettleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Dickinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Barlow Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Walker Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Toddtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Zimco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Baldwin County
- Little River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conecuh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Ramah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Bermuda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Repton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Vineland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Dixon's Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Scratch Ankle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Claiborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Perdue Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Hybart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Mexia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Monroeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Frisco City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Carson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Leroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Prestwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Saint Stephen's
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bassetts Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Asahel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Coy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Yellow Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Kimbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Rockwest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Anne Manie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marshall Upper Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Marshall Upper Landing.
Cemeteries Near Marshall Upper Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marshall Upper Landing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Marshall Upper Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marshall Upper Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hearin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forehand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claiborne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whatley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Marshall Upper Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marshall Upper Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marshall Upper Landing, with the one closest to Marshall Upper Landing listed first.
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Gosport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gosport is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
- Vashti
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Suggsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Claiborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Whatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Perdue Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Dickinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Lower Peach Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Axle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Axle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tinela
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tinela is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela
- Walker Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- River Ridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marshall Upper Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marshall Upper Landing.
Newspapers Published in Marshall Upper Landing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marshall Upper Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marshall Upper Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marshall Upper Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Marshall Upper Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Conecuh County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Washington County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Marshall Upper Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marshall Upper Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |